Thanks for the imdb link, btw.

Ehm... I only read the original manuscripts of the first movie, when he
didn't plan a trilogy... I always thought any Star Wars books was just
merchandising after the movies had been done... and doing a quick Google, it
shows that is is:

Wes Platt asks: How did it come to pass that you ghost wrote the original
Star Wars movie novelization?
Alan Dean Foster: I was asked to, by Lucasfilm and the publisher, Del Rey.

Phew, I thought I was going to have to chase after books now, but
apparently, I can happily ignore them. But ok, so Lucas let other people
write the final manuscripts of the 2nd and 3rd movie, but he wrote the 1st
one himself at least.

Now... where does Alternate Reality come into all this? :)

/Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Pinal" <danp--massmedia.com>
To: <<Address Masked>>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: Off-Topic Re: Interesting...


>
> >
> >Ds. I thought Lucas wrote all of the Star Wars scripts... must
investigate
> >this mysterious woman you mention.
>
> I believe he is responsible for all story and even all story approval in
> the novels, even though they may bulldoze them aside in the films. It was
> also my understanding that Chewie was supposed to be a Wookie prince very
> much along the same lines as Aragorn which would have also made more sense
> in Wookies going to war for them. "Splinter in the Mind's Eye" novelized
> by Alan Dean Foster was Lucas' original story for the sequel. It was made
> to be low budget because he wasn't sure he'd be able to get financing for
a
> Star Wars sequel but he still wanted to complete the series.
>
>
>
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